Christina Applegate ups the ante in the fight against breast cancer

Last week when the young actress Christina Applegate announced that she had battled breast cancer by having her breasts removed, I was elated that she turned her battle into a crusade to promote MRI screenings and genetic counseling. I was saddened more so by the fact that such a young woman has to be struck with it in the first place. She has been diagnosed as a BRCA II carrier with a genetic predisposition to breast cancer. I can write a blog post every day about it, but you know that if a young Hollywood actress is talking about it millions of people are listening. This makes me ecstatic about the possibilities that this may open up, now that Hollywood is taking a stand against cancer.

A while back, two Hollywood producers were introduced to each other through their oncologist while each was battling breast cancer. They got to thinking what they could do to fight cancer which got them talking to other celebs which resulted in a new organization called, Stand Up To Cancer, to fund and promote cancer research. Favorite celebs like Jennifer Aniston, Sidney Poitier, Meryl Streep, Scarlett Johansson and News personalities such as: Katie Couric, Brian Williams and Charles Gibson are standing up this Friday night to raise awareness and funds to combat cancer. The great thing is that ABC, CBS and NBC television networks are donating an hour of air time to simultaneously broadcast the event this Friday, September 5 at 8:00 p.m. EST.

How much more exciting can the battle against cancer get? There is pink merchandise in stores, celebrities sharing their experiences and now a whole battalion of Hollywood types coming out to take on this insidious enemy against mankind. What’s next? How about a cure?

Just watch!

-Kathy-Ellen

PS- I have been invited to participate as a guest on the Health Now Webcast called, “Why Keeping a Journal is Good Medicine.” Join us live at 5:30 pacific time as Dr. Pennebaker and I address the benefits of writing about your illness.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kathy-Ellen Kups, RN

Kathy-Ellen is a Registered Nurse living in Michigan. In 2003, Kathy-Ellen was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer. She was cancer-free from April 2004 until December of 2013 when it was discovered that...read more